Frans K Smit

After 25 years of serving as Spier’s Cellar Master, Frans became Managing Director in 2021. Under his leadership, Spier has been lauded as Editor’s Choice: Winery of the Year 2022 by the prestigious Platter’s Wine Guide which recognised the winery “for excellence at both the rarified and volume ends of the market”. He visits the remote Kalahari semi-desert region as often as possible, enjoying quality time with family, and to soak up its silence and starry skies. Regardless of where he is, though, his preferred way to unwind is tending to a fire with a glass of 21 Gables Chenin Blanc in hand.